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Webster 1913 Edition
Wrestle
Wres′tle
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Wrestled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wrestling
.] [OE. ]
wrestlen
, wrastlen
, AS. wr[GREEK]stlian
, freq. of wr[GREEK]stan
to wrest; akin to OD. wrastelen
to wrestle
. See Wrest
, Verb.
T.
1.
To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent;
as, they
. wrestled
skillfullyTo-morrow, sir, I
wrestle
for my credit, and he that escapes me without some broken limb shall acquit him well. Shakespeare
Another, by a fall in
wrestling
, started the end of the clavicle from the sternum. Wiseman.
2.
Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend.
Come,
wrestle
with thy affections. Shakespeare
We
wrestle
not against flesh and blood. Eph. vi. 12.
Difficulties with which he had himself
wrestled
. M. Arnold.
Wres′tle
,Verb.
T.
To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling.
Wres′tle
,Noun.
A struggle between two persons to see which will throw the other down; a bout at wrestling; a wrestling match; a struggle.
Whom in a
wrestle
the giant catching aloft, with a terrible hug broke three of his ribs. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Wrestle
WRESTLE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To strive with arms extended, as two men, who seize each other by the collar and arms, each endeavoring to throw the other by tripping up his heels and twitching him off his center.Another, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of the clavicle from the sternum.
2.
To struggle; to strive; to contend.We wrestle not against flesh and blood. Ephesians 6.